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Manor Croft Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Old Bank Road, Dewsbury WF12 7DW · manorcroft.org.uk · 01924 325230
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Kirklees 46.4, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.20 mi
- 1.93 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Kirklees Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,032
- 98% of 1,050 places
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 39.2%
- First language not English
- 18.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.20 mi (1.93 km) from the school. Source: Kirklees Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 225 families put the school first and 203 places were offered; 87% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 203 | 225 | 1.1▲ | 87% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 204 | 231 | 1.1▲ | 84% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 204 | 239 | 1.2▲ | 84% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 207 | 212 | 1▲ | 94% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 208 | 235 | 1.1▲ | 84% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.20 mi1.93 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.8, and 54.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Kirklees it was 46.4, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲54.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲70.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼37.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.31 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 13.6 | −2 |
| Sixth form college | 17.2 | +4.3 |
| Further education | 50.5 | +2.9 |
| Other education | 0.5 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 5.1 | −1 |
| Employment | 2 | −4.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.5 | −2.3 |
| Activity not captured | 6.6 | +2.5 |
Ofsted
Manor Croft Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 8 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 8 Nov 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Jul 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (75 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 85%
- Replies
- 75
- 8% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (20%) with SEND